Kung Fu Pizza Party

"I decided to put the past behind me instead of becoming obsessed."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. I am here today to celebrate the ultimate apex predator, Chuck Norris with a review of the film that put him on the map, Good Guys Wear Black. In this episode, I talk about the iconic scene from this film that established the lore of Chuck Norris, where this movie fits into the grand history of martial art films, and how the story of this film is something that current audiences can still get behind. <...

"...and some of that Oriental martial art Ninjitsu as well."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. On this Independence Day, I am joined by my brother, author, and podcaster Brian Knight to review the 1988 film Phantom Raiders starring Miles O'Keefe. In this review, we talk about this utterly ridiculous film full of military combat and pop culture ninja depictions. Brian gives us his take on how we portray ninja in both pop culture and within the martial arts, and I highlight just how little there is to this movie.

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"i told you I had style."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode, I sit down to repay one of my debts as I fulfill the challenge of reviewing Drunken Master after playing Tubi Roulette. Drunken Master brings together the director and cast of Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and does it even better the second time around. In this review, I walk through the similarities and differences between the two movies, discuss the historical figures represented in the film, and briefly explain what Drunken Fist is.

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"What's my name fool? Say my name."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. Today, we are stepping into the squared circle to pay tribute to the passing of one of the greatest boxers of all time with my review of Big George Forman starring Khris Davis. In this review, I highlight the career of Foreman and many of the supporting characters in his life, take a moment to learn about African American anger as motivation for respect, and how the conversion of George Forman forces us to wrestle with big questions about God...

"Well, let's get started."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode, I seek to fulfill one of my challenges as I review the 1980 Bruceploitation film The Clones of Bruce Lee starring Dragon Lee and Bruce Le. In this review, I talk about the history of the Bruceploitation subgenre and the impact it had on Kung Fu media in the 70s and early 80s along with recapping this film which honestly doesn't have much to it.

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"To injur an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. Today, I talk about how I fulfilled one of my Challenges by spending the day meditating on peace inspired by my reading of The Art of Peace by Morihei Ueshiba. In the episode, I discuss why I chose peace as the focal point of my day of meditation, who Ueshiba was, and how I am beginning to apply the teachings of The Art of Peace in my life. <...

Two branches, one tree

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. Today, our journey ends as I review the latest installment in the Karate Kid franchise, Karate Kid Legends starring Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, and Ben Wang. In this review, I walk through how they bring the Jackie Chan universe together with the Ralph Macchio universe, how they stay true to some standard Karate Kid plot points and change up other tropes, explain how they go off the rails with this film's tournament scene, and finally, give my ranking of the entire franchise.

I will teach you real Kung Fu.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. Today, we make our final stop on our journey to Karate Kid Legends with a review of the 2010 Karate Kid film starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Returning to the dojo today is Joshua Noel of Systematic Geekology and Be Living Water. In this episode, we break down the tournament scene in the film, the lack of a central technique for the protagonist to learn to win the final match, and how cool/cheesey the temple scene was. Josh and...

It is not stupid to respect all living things.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. Today, we continue our journey to Karate Kid Legends with our review of the 1994 film The Next Karate Kid starring Pat Morita and Hilary Swank. Christian Ashley of the Anazao Ministries Podcast Network joins me to debate if this is actually a good edition in the Karate Kid franchise or not. Spoiler, I think it is!

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Cobra Kai never dies!

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. Today, we continue our journey to Karate Kid Legends with our review of The Karate Kid part 3 starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. Joining me for the review is TJ Blackwell of Systematic Geekology. In this episode, we talk about the issue that exist in the final edition to the original Karate Kid trilogy, and how reordering the movies may have made the plot make more sense.

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Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode, I hop on the trending bandwagon to throw in my opinion on the current discussion, "who would win, 100 men vs 1 gorilla?" This has been an on again, off again debate for five years now, and thanks to MrBeast we're back at it again. Can we take down one gorilla? Have we learned nothing from Planet of the Apes? What is our best plan of attack? All this and more in this episode.

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The concluding episode of our "Whole Church Job Fair" series presents a compelling dialogue between Joshua Noel and Brandon Knight, who serves as a "Ninja Coach" at the YMCA. The primary focus of this discussion is to explore the relevance of theological topics typically debated within ecclesiastical and academic circles to the everyday experiences of individuals engaged in non-vocational ministry roles. Throughout their conversation, Knight reflects on his journey from seminary to his current profession, evaluating whether the theological education he received holds any significance in his daily life. This episode not only encapsulates insights from Knight’s unique vo...

The discourse surrounding the cinematic contributions of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan serves as an emblematic representation of the broader theme of polarization in our fandoms. In this episode of Systematic Geekology, we delve into the often contentious debate regarding whose martial arts films reign supreme. With the esteemed Brandon Knight, a former host and founder of our podcast, rejoining our esteemed panel, we explore the contrasting styles and philosophies embodied by these two legendary figures. Co-hosts Kevin Schaeffer, Andy Walsh, and TJ Blackwell, take sides in this debate, advocating for the merits of each icon while simultaneously endeavoring...

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode, I step into the dojo to bring you into my quest to build the ultimate martial art book library. What would the martial artist Bible be like? What titles are a must read for all martial artist? Here, I will take you through my first few rounds of candidating books and share briefly the 15 titles that have made the official canon so far. I also share what the next steps for this project are going to be.

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Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode I am joined by Mark Flower of Grub & Grace to pair pizza with different martial art movies. What's the best pizza to have while watching Black Dynamite? Is brisket the best thing to have while watching a Chuck Norris movie? what toppings would each of the ninja turtles order. Most importantly, what's a goguma? Stick around after the episode for an important announcement as well!

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"A person with no forgiveness in their heart, lives with an even worse punishment then death."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. Today, our journey to Karate Kid Legends continues with our review of The Karate Kid part 2. Pastor Will Rose of Systematic Geekology joins the show to tell us about the hype of Karate Kid during the 80s. We talk about the high points of this film that revolves around anger, honor, forgiveness, and doing it all for the glory of love.

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Why do we do what we do? Why do we hold onto our traditions?

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode, I sit down to review the animated film Street Fighter Alpha: Generations. After briefly reviewing the history and popularity of Street Fighter, I dive into this rather short short story in the life of Ryu as he trains to battle Goki (Akuma). From unnecessary cameos to awkward bathhouse scenes, this adrenaline fueld fight fest is capped off with an interesting reflection on tradition within martial arts and in religion.

"Do not shed anymore tears son, for now on we will only shed the blood of our enemies."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. On today's episode, I sit down to review Legend of the Red Dragon starring Jet Li. I walk through the high-points of this movie, showing how if you love Jet Li's wirework and weapons fighting, you'll like this movie; that if you like your Kung Fu movie with a side of comedy, you'll like this movie, and that if you are nostalgic for a 90s movie that is trying...

"I want justice for all of them"

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In honor of International Women's Day, I pay tribute to all the women who have stepped up to share their perspective and trials through film with a review of the iconic Blaxploitation film Foxy Brown starring the legendary Pam Grier. After briefly making the argument that Pam Grier is the first woman action hero, I walk through the major plot points of the film while showing how this movie has impacted the work of Tarintino and films like Promising Young...

"You told me to protect this girl and I did it. Doesn't matter how I did it."

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In honor of Black History Month, in today's episode I sit down to review the Italian blaxploitation film Black Cobra starring Fred "The Hammer" Williamson. After briefly recapping why Italy was such a hot spot for independent films back in the day, I walk you through the plot of this film, highlighting all of it's glorious 80s action tropes. From big cars, big cigars, and big guns, from car chase...

"I want to grow the fighter within me"

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode, I review another one of Michelle Khare's Challenge Accepted videos where she trains to compete in her debut boxing match against fellow content creator Andrea Botez. In the review I walk you through her process of training for the fight under Olympic bronze medalist Tony Jefferies, I highlight how seriously Michelle was taking this fight compared to her peers, and I get personal about what it looks like for me to work on growing the fighter...

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. It's Valentines Day! Today we celebrate love and romance, but for some, it's a day to remember the ones that got away. That one crush in high school that you never got to date. In today's episode, I share the ones that got away from me, martial art style. I share three short stories about times when I was invited to train in specific martial arts but I decided not too for specific reasons. It's an episode full of regret, which isn't always a bad thing.

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What's in a name?

In today's episode, we bring Celebrate March to a close with a look at my name. Yes, it is my birthday as well this month, and although I do not have the influence the rest of the people I highlighted this month have had, I still think there is an interesting origin behind my name. So strap in as I take you to the magical land of 1993 to discuss the films Dragon: The Story of Bruce Lee and the iconic 90s film The...

Either karate do "yes" or karate do "no", karate you "maybe" squish like grape. Understand?

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party, and today our journey to Karate Kid Legends begins with our review of the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid starring Ralph Macchio. Here today I am once again joined by my wife Claire who had never seen this movie before. In the review, we breakdown the ending of the film, how we would have liked to see it end, we talk about how Miyagi and Daniel have a Luke Skywalker and Yoda like...

Number 2, never show you know kung fu unless it is absolutely necessary.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. With the Lunar New Year just a few days away, as we start the Year of the Snake, I have sat down to review the iconic Jackie Chan film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. In this review, i go over a brief history of the early career of Jackie Chan including how important this film and the year 1978 was in his career. I also talk about how this film and Drunken Master establish a new...

Put those porkchops in with the beers and the broad.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In the first film review of 2025, I sit down to review the 1974 blackploitation film Black Belt Jones starring Jim Kelly, Scatman Crothers, and Gloria Hendry. After walking through the main plot of the film, I dive into what I enjoyed with this film, while also exploring some of its faults as well. In edition, I do a brief walkthrough of the career of director Robert Clouse and the impact he had on American martial art films in...

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. Recently, the trailer for the upcoming Superman movie dropped and it got me thinking about how James Gunn has a great opportunity to appeal to us, the martial arts movie goer, in this new relaunch. In this episode, I appeal to James Gunn with his love for B superheroes and lay out a whole pile of DC martial art superheroes that he could use. From fan favorites, to returning characters from other DC projects, to even one that he has already used, DC has a great opporunity to appeal...

Welcome to my dojo, mthis is Kung Fu Pizza Party. This is the 2025 Coming Soon edition of the show where I talk about three of the most anticipated films of 2025, Karate Kid Legends, Mortal Kombat 2, and Love Hurts. I walk through what we do and do not know about these movies, how simply the two Karate Kid universes are coming together, how I'm not thrilled about Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, and why I think all movies need Marshawn Lynch. Then I run down four rumored films that may be coming out in 2025 that all have Donnie Yen reportedly...

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting...

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. in today's episode, I sit down to go over the history of Carl Douglas's iconic song "Kung Fu Fighting" which turned 50 this year. As I explore the history of the composition of the song, I also explore the history of the term "chopsocky" which contributed to the popularity of the song. After looking over the song's status as a one-hit wonder and the various groups who have covered the song, I breakdown the lyrics to help us better understand the story of...

Mom, I'm tough.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party, and Merry Christmas everyone. In today's review, I am joined by my wife Claire to review the Justice for All Productions film, A Karate Christmas Miracle. In this episode, we attempt to make sense of this plot, analyze the quality of the film visually, and reflect on the probablility of one of us earning a black belt in twelve days if it meant a miracle would occur.

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Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In this episode, I am joined again by Christian Ashley to pitch around our own ideas for martial arts based horror movies. Christian impresses us with his knowledge on Japanese folklore, Brandon shares his idea for a samurai slasher flick, and the guys brainstorm ways the crossover some of the biggest slasher franchises with some of the most beloved martial art characters.

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An American Ninja? There's no such thing.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's review, in honor of International Ninja Day, I sit down to discuss the 1980s cult classic American Ninja starrring Michael Dudikoff. In the review, I talk about the work of director Sam Firstenberg and fight choreographer Mike Stone, look at the growth of Dudikoff as a martial artist, and I give my hot take on 80s action films. I also talk a lot about what is an actual ninja vs the way ninjas are typically portrayed, and how...

Somethings in life are just wrong, and kidnapping a princess is wrong.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party, and in today's episode I am joined by Joshua Noel of the Anazao Ministries Podcast Network. to review Shanghai Noon starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, and Lucy Liu. In this review, we cover a brief history of East meets West style martial arts Western films, talk about our shared history of being inspried by Jackie Chan to get into the martial arts, and we highlight why Jackie Chan is such a relatable fighter and character...

I am afraid you do not capture vampires.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. in today's review, I am joined by author and podcaster Christian Ashley of Why I Don't Like to review the Hammer/Shaw Brothers joint production, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. Along with going over the plot of the film, we discuss why nno body tries to capture vampires, how in the world someone would even try to make that happen, and what our go-to melee weapons would be.

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Don't meddle, remember you promise.

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party, and in today's episode I am getting the party started early as I celebrate Bruce Lee's birthday with a review of The Big Boss aka Fist of Fury. In this review, I breakdown the film looking at how this idea of not meddling in other people's affairs is a major plot device and theme for the film. In our Martial Art Cinema History lesson, I talk about how James Tien was the co-star to the stars. I also give my take on...

I don't know if this can be done. Should this be done? Can this be done well?

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's review, I sit down to talk about something between an extra long YouTube video and a documentary as I review the latest video from Michelle Khare's YouTube show Challenge Accepted where she works to earn a black belt in Taekowndo...in 90 days. In this episode, I walk you through Michelle's journey, her trials and triumphs, I discuss the insanity that is required to make something like this happen...

Well do you just want to stand here and wait to see if they can pull it off?

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode, I review Three the Hard Way starring Jim Brown, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, and Jim Kelly. In this review I take a brief look at the history of Blaxploitation, the careers of Brown, The Hammer, and Kelly, break down the plot and action sequences of the film, and have a chat about the responsibility we have towards fighting injustice when we know it will be happening. <...

Who would you take with you to go jiangshi hunting?

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party, and a happy spooky season to you all! In today's episode, I embrace the spooky vibes by review Rigor Mortis starring Chin Sui-ho as a washed-up version of himself. With this movie being an ode to the Mr. Vampire franchise of the 80s, I sit down to unpack the history of the Kung Fu Horror genre and how this movie is a completely different tone then the original films.. I also talk about the differences between "hopping...

Welcome to my dojo.

This is Kung Fu Pizza Party, and in today's episode I am joined by my wife Claire to review the biggest disappointment of 2024 and possibly the past 30 years, The Crow starring Bill Skarsgard as Eric Draven. We break down all of the issues surrounding this film, the poorly executed things we did like, Claire walks us through the bad acting and line delivery, and Brandon rants about how Eric should not use a sword.

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Is your weapon of choice the Flying Guillotine?

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's episode, I review our first movie for the show, Master of the Flying Guillotine, starring Jimmy Wang Yu as The One-Armed Boxer. In this review, I walk you through the high-points of the film, highlighting the creativity of The One-Armed Boxer as he goes toe-to-toe with various opponenets including the Blind Assassin weilding the Flying Guillotine, and I reflect on how being patient is an attribute that The One-Armed Boxer exemplifies well in the film.

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